HDFS 28000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Ableism, Adaptive Capacity
4 Oct 2016
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Families and disabilities: disability: the only minority group you can join at any time , one in five americans has a disability (census, 2010, 60% of american families have one or more members with a disability (census, 2010) Activity: name elements of your physical and social environment that make daily activities easier to perform. Think about how your life would be different without these resources. Individual may not identify as disabled: americans with disabilities act (ada; 1990) A (1) physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual. The systemic disempowerment of persons with disabilities for the advantage of people without disabilities. Disability is often viewed as a characteristic of individuals but other family members also are affected by the disability experience. Family functioning depends on a number of factors: impairment. Stress health and functioning of family members. Increased risk of psychological and behavioral symptoms in family members.
